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Richard Frank Abbott
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Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
B CO 31 INF 7 DIV
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Date of Death
December 31, 1950
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Master Sergeant Abbott was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Navy. In Korea, he was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy 50 miles north of Hamhung, North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir on November 30, 1950 and died while in captivity near Kanggye on December 31, 1950 of gangrene, frozen feet and maltreatment. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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